THE LONG LOST LOVE (T3L) - Chapter 53：I Promise Myself Not To Fall In Love Again

Athena bends her body and takes the paper that falls on the floor. She looks at the result. 97% accurate.

Before she finishes to read, Aslan takes the paper and tear it to the pieces.

“Stupid kid!” he wants to slap him again, but this time Aslan grab his hand.

“Teacher, if you want me to take the responsibility, I can provide Jye Yin with a luxurious life. That child can have a proper life and education in the future, however, I can never marry her. My one and only wife are Athena. I will not marry anyone else.” he said firmly. His other hand still holding Athena.

Jye Yin was surprised by the word he just said.

Release Jye Jang’s hand. He shot him with a glare.

“You want to give my daughter a bad name? Do you want to ruin her life? Her career? You’ve been friend with her for many years. She even pregnant with your child inside her womb!”

“I’m sorry. But my gut tells me that I didn’t do anything to her. I didn’t **** her, I didn’t make her pregnant. I don’t know how everything leads to me. All my DNA have been found and proof it was me who in fault. But, again..I said that I didn’t do it.”

“So you saying that the test and the result are false?! you’re telling me that my daughter has been pregnant with someone else child? You want to say that she frames you?!!”

“I..”

Athena immediately covers Aslan’s mouth. She shakes her head slowly.

“Teacher Jye, I’m sorry for my husband word. He didn’t mean it that way. If the result is positive, then I had nothing to say. About whether he wants or not marrying your daughter is also not my place to decide it. However, for the time being until the child is born, we can offer her to stay here. We will make sure she gets proper treatment for her and the baby. About the news, we will try our best to reduce the impact on her career.”

Athena lowered her head and bow a little.

Aslan’s heart feels hurt seeing his wife had to lower her dignity just for him. She was Lee. Teacher Jye Jang also knows who is she, yet he still let Athena lowered her head to him.

“Athena..” He said and try to make Athena stop.

Sighing, Mr. Jye Jang turns to look at his daughter for a moment before he turns to Athena back.

“Since its Athena who bows to me, I had no other word. I let you take care of my daughter and her baby. If I find anything is wrong with the treatment my daughter get, I will go all out to fight against you. Even though we just a normal people with no ranking like yours, don’t forget we have millions of supporter behind us.” he warned both of them before they go.

….

“Why did you do that?” Aslan asks in a low voice.

“I had no choice. We need to face this sooner or later.” She explained.

Turn her body around to face him, he said again. “Its hurt me to see you lowered your head down to him. I didn’t do it…I swear to god.” his tear almost drop.

She looks up and caresses his cheek. She forcefully smiles and said while trying to hide her sadness. “I know. I trust you. But, regarding this..we only have each other to believe it. Other people will make you look bad, you still had your company and name that you need to take care off. Its okay if we just admit something that we didn’t do it in order to save the important things. I trust you. I will stay by your side as long as you want me to.”

“Athena..I’m sorry..” He hugs her. Buried his face on her shoulder.

“I’m sorry to drag you into this mess. I’m sorry..I’m so sorry..” He cries on her shoulder. For the first time, he shows her his weak side.

“It’s okay..” she also starts to cry when she heard his raspy voice.

….

The next day,

Aurora went to work as usual. She has been assigned in the botany section. Lucky for her, she met Ralph today. He still on his research while she also wants to find the old journal that he mentioned yesterday.

“Oh, thanks, Ralph.” She smiles.

Ding Ding Dong!

“Attention to Ms. Aurora..please come to the front counter immediately.” one of her colleagues make an announcement making Aurora look at Ralph.

“Hmm..weird. Why they called me?”

“Are they found you slacking off?”

“Geez..no way. I not slacking off.”

“Haha..go now..”

“Alright. Wait here.” She said and went to the front counter.

Upon seeing Yin Li at the front counter, she scrunches her eyebrow a bit. Inhale, she walks to him slowly.

“Yes, Mr. Yin?”

Yin Li turn to look at her. She was wearing her work uniform and tied her hair in a ponytail, leaving the bang cover her forehead.

“Ms. Lee, are you free right now? There are a few documents that you need to fill. Since you only put your contact details as your office number, I can’t contact you earlier.” He said.

Aurora looks at her watch. “Erm, I’m sorry… I just pass my lunch hour. How about if I come to your office tomorrow afternoon on my lunch break?”

“What time is your lunch hour?”

“12 pm.”

He scrunches his eyebrow a bit. “Its also my lunch hour. So I will be not in the office.”

“Oh..”

“How about I meet you on your lunch hour at the cafe or restaurant tomorrow?” He suggests.

“Urmm..okay..” she’s a bit hesitate. Being close to him will make her heart wall broke easily, but she also had no choice because they had the same lunch hour time.

“Cat Cafe? 12 pm, tomorrow.” He said while looking at her.

“Uhm.” she nod and they part way after that.

Once he was out, she sighs of relief.

“Why he needs to be my banker agent…” she mumbles and went back to her post.

“What’s wrong with your face?” Ralph ask her after seeing her pouted.

“Urgh..nothing..”

“Hmm??”

“Oh by the way, can you join me tomorrow? I need to see my banker agent about my housing loan…I don’t know how to get to Cat Cafe.” she said.

“Yeah, sure..” he replied happily.

“Thanks…so where are we again?” Aurora looks at her station which is full of the old book.

“Oh, here..the research. Do read it when you had time..” He points his finger to the stack of the book at the corner.

“Seriously? Why they need to journalese it using the paper though..”

“Well, if you ask me…I think its better this way..its show the originality of the fact that has been recorded in history.”

“I think it no uses to talk with a bookworm like you.” She leaves him and went to her table.

She starts to do her work as to recheck the content on the book to make sure there is no pencil mark or anything that wrote by people on each book.

Since it is such a precious book, they really need to make sure the book condition is always in a good state.

Just thinking about tomorrow make her heart start to beat faster again.

‘Oh, no..please don’t…I promise myself not to fall in love again..’